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An apartment building still stands near the eventual water line of the rising Yangtze as the river is blocked by the massive Three Gorges Dam. A sign here has marked the high-water point—177 meters—for years

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK LEONG FOR TIME



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FROM THE AUGUST 18 — AUGUST 25, 2003 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2003


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